DEAR HELOISE: I read with interest the letter from Paula D. about sticky traps. Did you know that because glue traps are so inhumane, many American stores like Target, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, ...

The natural 'glue' used by mussels to stick to rocks could help cure sensitive teeth, new research claims. The sea creatures' sticky secretions have inspired scientists to create a compound which ...

Scientists searching for a better surgical glue have hit on what might seem like an unlikely source: a small slug whose sticky slime keeps it safe from would-be snackers. The new glue is stickier and ...

A super-strong 'tough adhesive' has been created that is non-toxic and binds to biological tissues with a strength comparable to the body's own resilient cartilage, even when they're wet. Inspired by ...

A 3-week-old girl was recovering Tuesday from life-saving brain surgery after Kansas surgeons used a sterile surgical glue to seal the infant's bleeding aneurysm. The baby, Ashlyn Julian, has shown no ...

What do all of the over 45,000 described spider species on Earth have in common? Each makes at least one type of silk. And there are an awful lot of types out there. An individual orb-weaving spider — ...

Even the strongest human-made glue tends to fail when you dunk it underwater. Purdue researchers, however, think they have a simple solution to this: imitate nature. They've developed a polymer ...

We’re talking about glue. Not your basic Elmer’s, mind you, but still an everyday adhesive found on store shelves. Hard as it might be to fathom, in a sport of high-powered motors, high-priced drivers ...

Engineers have designed a strong, biocompatible glue that can seal injured tissues and stop bleeding, inspired by the sticky substance that barnacles use to cling to rocks. Inspired by the sticky ...